The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-24
FROM THE CAPITAL.
An Important Decision Con
cerning Drive Wells.
,uE NATIONAL DRILL OPENED
c,,nting the Money in the Treasury
An Appnintment-Lsn Grant
Railroad Order.
Washington VIKINGS.

Washington VIKINGS
WASHINGTON, Mag 23.-The Com
..;.siorer OF Internal Revenue has
,rtborized the location, at 43 Water
cr-oet. New York City, of the special
sandpd warehouse for The storage of
-y1pe brandy 1t will be used almost
5svciusiyely for storage in bond of
s-endv produced in California, and it
!, claimed its loo ltion in New York
ri greatly facilitate the exporta-
ion Of goods of this class.
BEFORE THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
n.iay representatives of the Chicago
md Alton, and Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific, fled charges against the
psnusvIvania and New York Central
rompanies, respectively, of a violation
1.-the thiul section of the interstate
srt in enforcing the boycott against
t5e two frst-named roads, for their
rsfusaI TO stop paying commissions to
heir agents. The commission has
receiyed a communication from the
Mississippi Railroad commission pro-
testing against section four, save only
AZ TO exceptional shipments in cases
i where sale is manifestly demanded to
4 secure special transfer.
THE SUPERIOR COURT,
to-day, announced a decision in the
: case Of Harris Eames against W. D.
Andrews and others. It relates to the
validity of what is known as 1.-The drive
well patent" The Importance of this
litigation and extent to which the people
Of the country are interested in ii, are
known Oy the fact that the number of
drive wells in the United States is be
tween 800 600 and 100000. The court
holds that the grounds upon which it is
sought to invalidate the reissued
patent for drive wells, as being for
different invention from that described
II the original patent, cannot be SuS-
aimed; that the invention has not been
anticipated by others, and that there is
clear case of infringement. The
Is.idity of the reissued patent, issued to
yelsou W. Greene, is sustained. The
Qiniun is by Justice Matthews. The
Validity OF the patent Is also sustained
Bennett and others, The effect
II H. decision q these TWO
eases IS to render ali users of
driven wells not authorized under the
Greene patent liable 10 damages for
infringement.
The opening formalities Of
TIL NATIONAL DRILL
took place at noon to-day. a corps of
policemen cleared space about the
flagstaff IN front Of the camp head
quarters N Monument lot. The Wash
ington Light Infantry corps of this dis
tTiCt marched in and formed in a |
hollow square about the camp
grand flagstaff. General Anger and his
staff entered the square. The chaplain |
invoked Gods Blessing upon the camp. |
The new garrison flag was drawn to the |
masthead. the troops presented arms, |
and the surrounding crowds cheered. |
The national drill was thus formally |
opened.
ACTING SECRETARY THOMPSON
to-day appointed committee to make
examination Of the books and assets of
the office OF the United States Treas
urer, incident to the transfer of that |
Office from Jordan to Hyatt. The
count began this afternoon and can |
hardly be finished inside of two
moths. Treasurer Hyatt will formally |
assume charge of the Office tomorrow
morning.
THE PRESIDENT TO-DAY APPOINTED
Commodore D. B. Harmony, VIM. A.
Wallace, of New York; H. S. Van
Eaton, of Mississippi; Asa Morgan, of
Arkansas; Thomas A. Logan, CT Ohio;
and Professor %. G. Gilman, OF John
Hopkins University, members of the
board of visitors to the naval academy
at Annapolis.
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
has no information relative to the in
teation of Sir Charles Upper to visit
Washington.
IN RESPONSE TO LETTER
from attorneys of tn eWilIamette Valley
and Cascade Mountain Wagon Road
Company, asking that patents be issued
that company Tor lands selected by it
amounting to I43 GA acres, the Score
rotary Of the Interior to-day replied
that there is now pending before the
departments letter from the Commits
s,oner Of the General Land Office, dated
Aay 10th, setting forth facts tending to
snow that the wagon road has never
been constructed, and that the governor
o. Oregon was induced to certify to the
of The road by false repre-
l=l5a5.0ns Of interest parties. The
request was refused pending an invesi
cation.
AN APPOINTMENT.
The President hes appointed Granva
Sturgeon, at Santa Ana, CAL, to be
postmaster.
aside from the assumption of COM
Aand By General Augur this noon, the
55asF military genera. exercise OF the
4ay was The dress parade at 5 O'CLOCK
ms evening. Only three cOrps-the
second Ohio Regiment, Louisville. ;
A!entuCky, Legion, and WASHINGTON
-'ght lnfantry-participa Their ;
''o:utIons were applauded.
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
.o-day issued the following rule upon
me land grant railroads, to show cause
Why an order for the withdrawal from
settlement of ioD1o r;4h; a.. |